Grand Prix Circuit

Sound mod demo for the DOS version of GPC!
https://youtu.be/LUjgzxsvFYA

My first F1 game back in the late 1980s with a Schneider Euro PC (9,54 MHz, 512 KB RAM, 3,5" floppy). After hours and hours, I managed a lap time of below 1 minute with the Ferrari in Monaco :)

There is a mod for Grand Prix Circuit at the Github site that allows you to change the torque, power, RPM, breaking speed, number of gears, gear ratios, grip, and spin probability of either the Ferrari, Williams or McLaren. (Also works for Cycles: International GP Racing). So in practice you can create completely different engines.

On the site called dosgameclub there is a list of the fastest recorded lap times for each track in the game. What's interesting is that these lap times are significantly quicker than the real fastest recorded lap times of each track in real life. The mod at the Github site can therefore be used to make each engine slightly slower in order to properly reflect authentic lap times, for example.

Not many racing games allow you to race up to 99 laps.

This feels more like a driving simulator than a racing game. Generally I either win the race easily or I crash out completely with a DNF next to my name. I don't normally end up somewhere in the middle after finishing a race. There is a big difference between the easiest and hardest difficulty levels, but once you get to first position, it's very easy to get way ahead of the other cars no matter the difficulty, so you cannot really lose the race from that point forward unless you damage your car. (Over-revving your engine for 3 seconds on manual will kill it.) If I am in first position, and I'm playing a race with more than 12 laps, I can even get so far ahead of the other cars that I later approach the car in last position in front of me! It's still a good game though. It's just a pity there are only 10 racing cars instead of the minumum of 20 in real Formula 1 racing, and that there are only 3 cars to choose from, and that there are only 8 tracks to choose from instead of 16. Plus the AI and catch-up logic of the other cars is not realistic. The other cars often drive very slow no matter the difficulty, but the main reason why it can be difficult to overtake them is because it's very difficult to avoid bumping and crashing into them. If these little things could have been fixed properly and accounted for, this game could definitely have been one of the best F-1 / Grand Prix games ever made.

I like to in 64bits... was a crazy game... one of my favorites games in the 80´s Thanks...

Mano quais São os códigos pra entrar no jogo

played this many a hour. Struggle on Pro setting. LOVED the game tho

Ohhh My Gosh this game was my frist "simulation" race game and I play all new games today but never forget this one

Spent many hours playing this game a child, the music alone gives chills and takes me back in time

Fairly good game with decent representations of the tracks apart from the street ones being in open countryside!

I managed to win on the easy levels but the harder ones were almost impossible to do well.

Became a McLaren supporter because of this game.

This was one of my friends favorite games. Played it a few times at his house. Ok if you like racing games.

Very nostalgic. Good old times.

this game perfect

I spent many hours playing this game as a 9 year old. Learned all about the concept of manual transmissions here LOL.

Tve best game I've ever played!!!!!

thanks you

Nossa!!!! Tinha 13 anos quado joguei pela primeira vez esse jogo. Também perdia horas na frente do pc tentando dar a melhor volta e disputando Campeoatos. Eu era viciado nesse jogo. Obrigado por compartilhar.

Wow! Priate was 13 I first played this game. Also lost hours in front of PC trying to give the best around and vying for championship. I was addicted to this game. Thanks for sharing.
From Brazil ;-)